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Crawford School of Public Policy · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
This course forms part of the Pre-sessional Program (PSP) which prepares students for high performance in their Crawford School degrees. The course aims to develop an understanding of foundational economic concepts and tools to prepare students for economics courses they are required to do as part of degrees in public policy, public administration, environmental management and development, and climate change. Some students may already be familiar with the concepts in this course, while others may be embarking for the first time on economic study. This course supports students to gain a common foundation and focuses on achieving an intuitive understanding of economics as a discipline and the application of tools to analysing public policy issues. Topics covered:- - Examples of economic research and analysis applied to public policy issues. - Selected economic frameworks and theories. - Introduction to tools for economic analysis.
Problem Set 1
Learning outcomes 2, 3
Problem Set 2
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Problem Set 3
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
This course is offered in a semi-intensive format over 2 weeks prior to semester start. Workload is approximately 15 hours per week including class time (a mixture of lectures and interactive workshops) and independent study, including readings and working through problem sets.
Not required